The second wine (formerly Les Hauts de Pontet) of Château Pontet-Canet; see there.
The vineyard is located in the commune of Pauillac in the area of the same name in the Médoc (Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux). In 1750, Jean François de Pontet (Governor General of the Médoc) acquired the first plot of land, which was then extended by his descendants in 1757 to include neighbouring vineyards called "Canet". In 1862, the estate was acquired by the wine merchant Hermann...
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